Course Title: Behavioural Economics
Part A: Course Overview
Course Title: Behavioural Economics
Credit Points: 12.00
Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
ECON1339 |
City Campus |
Undergraduate |
625H Economics, Finance and Marketing |
Face-to-Face |
Sem 1 2018, Sem 2 2019, Sem 2 2020, Sem 2 2021, Sem 1 2022, Sem 2 2022, Sem 1 2023, Sem 2 2023, Sem 1 2024 |
ECON1579 |
RMIT University Vietnam |
Undergraduate |
625H Economics, Finance and Marketing |
Face-to-Face |
Viet3 2023, Viet1 2024 |
ECON1580 |
RMIT Vietnam Hanoi Campus |
Undergraduate |
625H Economics, Finance and Marketing |
Face-to-Face |
Viet3 2023, Viet1 2024 |
Course Coordinator: Qin Wu
Course Coordinator Phone: +61399255432
Course Coordinator Email: qin.wu@rmit.edu.au
Course Coordinator Location: Melbourne Campus Building 80
Course Coordinator Availability: appointment via email
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
Assumed Knowledge
Recommended: Prices and Markets or Understanding the Business Environment or equivalent.
Course Description
This course provides you with an introduction to behavioural economics, the cutting-edge economics discipline that draws on insights and methods from other social sciences including psychology, sociology and anthropology to better understand economic and business decisions.
You will focus on new methods of enquiry and the theories and insights that they generate. The aim is to provide you with skills and knowledge to enable you to apply these methods and theories to real world economic, business and policy issues.
Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development
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On successful completion of this course, you will be able to:
CLO1: Understand behavioural economics concepts and theories to identify the factors that can influence both individual and group-level decision making;
CLO2: Apply behavioural analytical techniques to examine economic, business and public policy issues;
CLO3: Analyse business, economic, and public policy issues to explain the real world effects of different predictor variables;
CLO4: Explore the appropriate behavioural economics theories and insights to address issues in different economic, business and public policy settings;
CLO5: Evaluate incentive mechanisms, strategies and public policies in terms of their appropriateness to achieve desired objectives.
Overview of Learning Activities
In this course you will be encouraged to be an active learner. Your learning will be supported through various in-class and online activities comprising of individual and/or group work. These may include quizzes, assignments, recommended readings, sourcing, researching and analysing specific information, solving problems, conducting presentations, producing written work and collaborating with peers on set tasks or projects. These in-semester activities will incorporate formative assessments to monitor ongoing progress.
Overview of Learning Resources
Various learning resources are available online through MyRMIT Studies\Canvas. The lecture notes and workshop notes are posted on Canvas.
Resources are also available online through RMIT Library databases and other facilities. Visit the RMIT library website for further details. Assistance is available online via our chat and email services, face to face at our campus libraries or via the telephone on (03) 9925 2020.
Additional resources and/or sources to assist your learning will be identified by your course coordinator and will be made available to you as required during the teaching period.
Overview of Assessment
The assessment tasks, their weighting and the course learning outcomes to which they are aligned are as follows:
Assessment Task 1: 20%
Linked CLOs: 1, 2
Assessment Task 2: 30%
Linked CLOs: 3, 4, 5
Assessment Task 3: 50%
Linked CLOs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5